Easy to buy drop knife

Mail your knife to your Dad.

When you are done. Mail it back to yourself.

Use Priority small flat rate box.
 
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Yeah, I would go to Walmart and buy a cheap knife. Or, you could mail a Cold Steel Tuff Lite to your dad. See knifeworks.com.
 
Dollar Store box cutter. The kind you can snap the tip of the blade off for a 'new' edge.
 
If it's only for a few days, you may be surprised at how well box cutters cut boxes!:)

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If there's a particular new knife you want, buy that and have it shipped it to your dad. When you're done, mail it back to yourself. A box cutter or even gas station knife is going to be about $5 anyways (about the cost of USPS small flat rate box). This way, you at least have an excuse to get yourself a new knife. ;)
 
Not sure how a cheap knife is in any way shape or form better than a box cutter to cut boxes. They are called that for a reason. ;) An olfa is going to be way ahead in cutting performance compared to anything else mentioned here short of mailing one of the knives you already own and would prolly out cut those I suspect. Are box cutters just not cool enough? :confused:
 
^^ +1 on the Olfa cutter. When I worked in retail that's all I used, way better than any knife for slicing cardboard etc.
 
Here's a novel idea. Call your dad and ask if he has a knife suitable for cutting boxes that you can use while you're there. For that matter, a kitchen paring knife would work just fine. Problem solved. :D
 
I would suggest just what many have already said, buy a knife at your dad's and then mail it to yourself just before leaving. I have purchased three knives this way, always neat because every time I use them it reminds me of the great vacation when they were purchased.

Grizz
 
I use a Stanley folding box cutter daily at work. I actually like it alot. Spare blades for a $1. Never need to sharpen. The knife itself was less than $10. So, no worries if it breaks.
 
The mail to/from way is easy but might be a waste of $ depending on what knife you're talking about. Also, depending on the city you're going to, you might want to look into a "throw down piece" as well...just kidding...mostly.
 
Every time I get asked to do a job, the first thing I think of is: Do I need a new tool to do this?
For instance, when asked to replace all the windows at the house, I figured a cordless Sawsall would be real useful and a small price to pay for all the work involved.
You know, no tripping over the cord when I'm 20 feet in the air and such. Using this line of thinking.....

You see, you had to buy a new knife and you really had no choice in the matter! It's not like you could bring one of yours out.
There is a good reason why the TSA probably has the largest knife collection in the world!
(Not to mention their legendary stash of hazmat tubes of toothpaste and shampoo).
Besides, you couldn't just sit there knifeless and let dad do all the work now could you?
Despite dad's objections, ask him to stop at the local Pro Shop Cutlery Extravaganza and Outfitters Emporium so you can pick out something acceptable for the task.
We all know that you probably have "too many knives" according to those that keep track of things like that, but you are between a rock and a hard place here!
Ah, the drudgery of shopping for a new knife. I guess you had to take one for the team, bite the old bullet and just buy one.
Since you have to pick up one anyway, it might as well be a keeper instead of just throwing good money after bad.
Getting it home is a simple matter of going to the post office.
Selling this whopper of a yarn to a significant other; that right there is an art form.
I know that mine would just laugh at me, add to it to justify my nonsense and appreciate the effort that went into creating it :).
 
A SAK of your choice and gift it to your dad or some one you meet who needs it.

Or an ozark trail
 
Dustar Model CutterJack Folding 2.9" Wharncliffe M2 Plain Blade, FRN Handles - DSCUTTERJACK
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Inexpensive and M2 steel ran to 61hrc.
While it is a little soft for M2, it will hold and edge just fine and I am sure you will want it mailed back, though your pops would probably like to keep it around too.
 
JPD1998 said:
I bought a few of them the last time i was on vacation, there's a few different styles.
this one is the smallest, a little bigger than a Kershaw Leek

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That's the one I bought, and nobody ever talks about it.

If you go to Walmart they might have this 6$ Kershaw camp set, it includes a very pocket friendly ( small ish ) manual flipper knife, a steel spork tool, and a K shaped keychain tool.
They also have a camillus folder for the same price that comes with a paracord survival bracelet thingy
I'd go for one of those if they have it, because while you may have to leave the knife you'll at least get something to show for your money.
 
Other than for the purpose of this thread and to see what people say, I believe this issue is easily solved without the expertise of knife nuts. Get a utility knife and be done with it. That's what they're for. If your Dad doesn't want it when you're done, leave it lie there at the storage units. Someone will pick it up and probably use it.
 
Get an Olfa-type knife or a utility knife. Chuck the blade and bring back the handle.
 
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